The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) announced winners of the 2024 Uncompahgre River Classic at the Ridgway RiverFest on June 29. The peak flow of the Uncompahgre River (as measured between Ridgway and the Ridgway Reservoir) this year was on June 28 at 12:15 a.m. and was 1,380 cubic feet per second (cfs). It was an … Read more
In the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed, many of the metals harmful to aquatic life are brought into the river by natural erosion and acidic water drainage from mines and other exposed rock. Most of this metal-contaminated water drains first into Red Mountain Creek and Sneffels Creek, and then into the Uncompahgre River. These graphs show … Read more
Dissolved and total particles become suspended in a stream in a variety of ways such as natural erosion, acid rock drainage from mines, acid runoff over mine waste, and runoff from streets and highways. Other ways include effluent from sewage treatment plants, return flow from irrigation, and groundwater from springs and irrigation pumping. Both suspended … Read more
